Short-time quantum propagator and Bohmian trajectories

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2013.08.031MaRDI QIDQ397679zbMATHOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Basil Hiley, Maurice de Gosson

Publication date 12 August 2014

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.4771

zbMATH Keywords

generating functionquantum potentialBohmian trajectoriesshort-time action

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Stochastic mechanics (including stochastic electrodynamics) (81P20) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

Abstract: We begin by giving correct expressions for the short-time action; following the work of one of us and Makri--Miller. We use these estimates to derive a correct expression modulo modulo delta(t)sqr for the quantum propagator and we show that the quantum potential is negligible modulo delta(t)sqr for a point source. We finally prove that this implies that the quantum motion is classical for very short times.

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